Receptor-ligand adhesive interactions play a pivotal role in diverse biological processes including inflammation and cancer metastasis. Cell adhesion is mediated by the molecular recognition of membrane-bound receptors by their cognate ligands on apposing cells. Cell-cell binding is regulated by distinct parameters such as the receptor-ligand binding kinetics, the tensile strength of individual...

S U M M A R Y We argue that subduction may be initiated at passive continental margins without shortening the lithosphere. Overcoming the lithosphere’s high compressive strength requires special circumstances, and these make it difficult to explain the nearly complete recycling of old sea-floor. Instead, we present a model that predicts tensile decoupling of the continental and oceanic lithosph...

The tensile strength of rocks plays a noteworthy role in their failure mechanism, and its determination can be beneficial in optimizing the design of the rock structures. Schistose rocks due to their inherent anisotropy in different foliation directions show a diverse strength at each direction. The purpose of this work was to compare and assess the tensile strength of phyllite, which was obtai...

Resistance spot welding (RSW) is the most popular joining technique used by automotive industries for the manufacture of automobile body structure. In automobile industries, the weight saving effect of replacing steel parts is an important factor in reducing fuel consumption and increasing speed and natural resources savings. In this study, A5052 aluminium alloy sheet having 1 mm thickness were...

Solid-state direct diffusion bonding of commercially pure Titanium (Cp-Ti) and precipitation hardening stainless steel (PHSS) has been carried out in the temperature range of 800°C to 1000°C with an interval of 50°C for 3.6 ks under 3.5 Mpa uniaxial load in (4 to 6)×10 Pa vacuum. The effects of temperatures have been investigated with reference to bond strength. The examination revealed that th...

In this paper, the fatigue damage and lifetime of 2D SiC/SiC ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) under cyclic fatigue loading at 750, 1000, 1100, 1200 and 1300 °C in air and in steam atmosphere have been investigated. The damage evolution versus applied cycles of 2D SiC/SiC composites were analyzed using fatigue hysteresis dissipated energy, fatigue hysteresis modulus, fatigue peak strain and inte...